Japanese encephalitis virus: Difference between revisions
imported>Tracy Vongwattanakit No edit summary |
imported>Tracy Vongwattanakit No edit summary |
||
| Line 9: | Line 9: | ||
==General information and Symptoms== | ==General information and Symptoms== | ||
Japanese encephalitis is a [[virus]] that infects the [[central nervous system]], which consists of the brain and spinal cord. It may range from mild to acute infection. | Japanese encephalitis is a [[virus]] that infects the [[central nervous system]], which consists of the brain and spinal cord. It may range from mild to acute infection. | ||
Mild Symptoms include flu-like illness that may include:<ref>http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/jencephalitis/qa.htm</ref> | |||
| Headaches | |||
| Agitation | |||
| Feeling tired | |||
| Nausea | |||
| Vomiting | |||
| [[Chills]] | |||
| [[Fever]] | |||
A severe infection symptoms may include mild symptoms as well as:<ref>http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com/j/japanese_encephalitis/symptoms.htm</ref> | |||
| [[Rapid onset]] | |||
| [[Stupor]] | |||
| [[Disorientation]] | |||
| [[Coma]] | |||
| [[Tremors]] | |||
| Occasional [[convlusions]] (occurs more often in infants) | |||
| [[Spastic paralysis]] | |||
| [[Flaccid paralysis]] (occurs in rare instances) | |||
As the infection progresses without treatment it may reach an acute level in the brain. When such a high level of infection occurs in the brain there are serious side affects which include moderate brain damage ,varying degrees of paralysis <ref>http://www.dhpe.org/infect/jpenceph.html</ref> as well as seizures and death. <ref>http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com/j/japanese_encephalitis/symptoms.htm</ref> | |||
==Genome structure== | ==Genome structure== | ||
Revision as of 20:09, 21 April 2009
| Japanese Encephalitis Virus | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scientific classification | ||||||
|
General information and Symptoms
Japanese encephalitis is a virus that infects the central nervous system, which consists of the brain and spinal cord. It may range from mild to acute infection.
Mild Symptoms include flu-like illness that may include:[1] | Headaches | Agitation | Feeling tired | Nausea | Vomiting | Chills | Fever
A severe infection symptoms may include mild symptoms as well as:[2] | Rapid onset | Stupor | Disorientation | Coma | Tremors | Occasional convlusions (occurs more often in infants) | Spastic paralysis | Flaccid paralysis (occurs in rare instances)
As the infection progresses without treatment it may reach an acute level in the brain. When such a high level of infection occurs in the brain there are serious side affects which include moderate brain damage ,varying degrees of paralysis [3] as well as seizures and death. [4]